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Synopsis

Back in the 1960s Jean-Luc Godard was important as a figurehead for a generation, at least its more radical members. He was a prolific, consistently challenging filmmaker, turning out a couple of thrilling films a year, like this painfully hip, stylish, and in its own way romantic drama, one that set out to be, with its 15 facts concerning the youth of the mid-1960s, a kind of manifesto for a new form politics.

What our educators say

"Some of them saw a clip from Wakolda (The German Doctor) on TV recently and really wanted to watch it. So I thought I’d take a chance, not expecting them to watch the whole film but the majority were absolutely gripped. "